Space Invaders World Defense (Mobile)
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Posted on September 15th, 2023 by
If you ask me, the Space Invaders have already won. They first took all of our money back in the 70s with the original arcade game. And now, they’re making us stand outside looking like fools with our cell phones in Space Invaders World Defense. It’s a mobile game (reviewed on iPhone here) that uses Google mapping and AR technology to zap the iconic blocky aliens in real world surroundings!
Dogotchi (Switch, Mobile)
Posted on September 13th, 2023 by
Travel back to the late 90s when keychain virtual pets were the big thing with Dogotchi on Switch. Take care of different breeds of dogs by feeding and cleaning up after them, and playing games to make them happy. It even features black and white pixel graphics and sounds! I’ve already reviewed a version of this game that features cats, and this is exactly the same game, but with dogs!
Fluffy Milo (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on September 11th, 2023 by
Help Milo the cat push cartons of milk into his dishes in Fluffy Milo, a block pushing puzzle game. Well you push the whole carton into the dish without pouring it out, so not sure what good that does, but it’s just a game. If this premise sounds really familiar, it’s probably because I reviewed a game just like it about half a year ago called Sissa’s Path. Fluffy Milo is available on all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here. There’s a name for these types of games in Japan called Sokaban, and it reminds me of titles like Boxxle, Chip’s Challenge, or Adventures of Lolo.
Isle of Jura: Fishing Trip (Switch, PC)
Posted on September 6th, 2023 by
You are Alex, a university student working on a school project where you need animal samples for research. Your mom suggests visiting your grandfather on a small island for a fishing trip. This game allows you to explore a little island where you can fish in ponds, streams, and the ocean, earning money to buy better gear so you can catch more fish. Isle of Jura: Fishing Trip is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril (Switch, Xbox One)
Posted on September 4th, 2023 by
In the future, two young dudes, Chester and Timmy, are training at an intense battle school. But when Chester is caught cheating (possibly wrongly) and kicked out, he turns toward the forces of evil. He then steals an important item from the school that can grant him great power, and now Timmy must don a special battle suit and face his former friend in the Fortress of Peril. Battle Kid is a 8-bit homebrew NES game, but now you can play it on Switch and Xbox One. It heavily borrows elements from games like Mega Man and “Metroidvania” titles.
Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits M (Mobile)
Posted on September 1st, 2023 by
There’s an arcade fishing game by Namco where you view the action on a horizontal screen parallel to the ground, like you’re looking into a small fishing pond. It’s called Ace Angler, and I know I played it once in an arcade, or at least another game that was trying to imitate it. It’s been a while. Anyway, the game is pretty popular in Japan and has even gotten a couple of Switch home ports. The newest one even made it to the US digitally this past year. And now anyone can play a mobile version of the game (reviewed on iPad here) with Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits M.
Best Forklift Operator (Switch, PC)
Posted on August 30th, 2023 by
My real life full time job is at a major hardware store big box chain. And if you’ve been inside one of those stores, you may have seen employees driving forklifts around. Since I’ve been blind in my left eye since birth, I don’t drive the forklifts in the store, but I am part of the safety team so I’m pretty familiar with how they work. So when the opportunity arose for me to review a game where you drive a forklift (yeah they’ll make a game out of anything these days), I thought it might be interesting. And of course, forklifts play a part in other video games, too, whether it be your part time job in Shenmue or as a boss in the AtomisWave arcade game DemolishFist. Best Forklift Operator is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Pretty Princess: Magical Garden Island (Switch)
Posted on August 28th, 2023 by
Believe it or not, this game is actually a sequel (or spinoff) to one I reviewed a couple of years ago! In the first game, you play as a girl who gets whisked away to a world inhabited by rabbit people. You get transformed into a princess and the rabbits need your princess magic to help rebuild and decorate their castle. The game was pretty much a rip-off of the indoor decorating aspects of Animal Crossing, and the sequel rips off pretty much everything else from that title. In the sequel, you and your princess friends decide they want to try some Princess Cake. Your rabbit butler knows an island where you can get the ingredients. So now you set off for that island, where you’ll farm, fish, and gather materials to build shops and farms so you can make more things to restore the island to its former glory. The game even uses the same ‘rolling log’ viewpoint that Animal Crossing does!
Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on August 23rd, 2023 by
The Raiden series is a super popular group of 2-D vertically scrolling shooters. I’ve seen them in arcades and ported to nearly every home console since then. Just like NIS did earlier this year with Raiden IV, now you can play the third one with some new features and additions. Still not sure what the MIKADO in the titles mean, but you can play it on all current consoles and PC (reviewed on PS4 here).
Agriculture (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S)
Posted on August 21st, 2023 by
Agriculture is a fast action puzzle game where you must plant, water, harvest, and ship crops in a given amount of time. It’s like the harvesting part of Harvest Moon with an extra dose of caffeine. It’s available on all current consoles but reviewed on PS4 here.
